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apparently no impact from superstorm sandy. the unemployment rate went down 7.7%. here is the reason why. the labor force participation rate down to 63.6%, and 350,000 people passed the work force and gave up looking for work. that is the real story in the jobs report. that is why many -- why the rate came down. a lot of people flat out discouraged. the white house releasing a statement on the jobs report, same as always saying the economy is growing, policies are working. only a small game for stocks this morning. dow industrials, 51 points. back in a moment with a young republican. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for ristmas delivery. i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to bathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it heps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicor
apparently no impact from superstorm sandy. the unemployment rate went down 7.7%. here is the reason why. the labor force participation rate down to 63.6%, and 350,000 people passed the work force and gave up looking for work. that is the real story in the jobs report. that is why many -- why the rate came down. a lot of people flat out discouraged. the white house releasing a statement on the jobs report, same as always saying the economy is growing, policies are working. only a small game for...
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he quantified the numbers by superstorm sandy. quote, superstorm sandy wreaked havoc on the job market in november, slicing an estimated 86,000 jobs from payrolls. >>> a quick market check right now, u.s. stock futures are still higher. fiscal cliff uncertainty is expected to weigh on stocks until that's resolved. we are 27 days until the fiscal cliff but there are only 27 days left until christmas. >>> before you part with your hard-earned money, some advice for smart is the new rich. some of the best things to buy in december, toys. but only if you wait until two weeks before christmas. tools and hardware. this is the time to buy school driver sets, lawn care tools, cooking and kitchenware. c cutl cutlery. things to stay away from, jewelry. you won't find low prices before gems and jewels before christmas. if you're going to propose wait until well after valentine's y day. electronics. best to wait until january or february. it's all about the bottom line, roland. newer models launched in later february, january. that's when you
he quantified the numbers by superstorm sandy. quote, superstorm sandy wreaked havoc on the job market in november, slicing an estimated 86,000 jobs from payrolls. >>> a quick market check right now, u.s. stock futures are still higher. fiscal cliff uncertainty is expected to weigh on stocks until that's resolved. we are 27 days until the fiscal cliff but there are only 27 days left until christmas. >>> before you part with your hard-earned money, some advice for smart is the...
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. >> two area families joined forces to help victims of superstorm sandy celebrate the holidays. yesterday, they collected donations and stuffed a truck full of toys. we first introduced to you 5-year-old sadey and 6-year-old tyler on 11 news earlier this week. they both go to st. kazmir's and when they learned each was gathering toys for children who lost everything, they teamed up. hundreds of christmas trees in the homes of families of deployed maryland military members this morning thanks to the staff of the hubbard funeral home, working with the maryland national guard to identify families that might need assistance during the holiday season and yesterday they gave away close to 300 trees. >> it's been overwhelming at times. some of the people are really thank will -- thankful for getting the tree. i knew it was a good idea. i didn't realize how appreciative the families would be to receive a christmas tree. >> speaking of military families, adjusting to life off the battlefield can be difficult for gulf war veterans. up next, the struggles they face and how employers can be
. >> two area families joined forces to help victims of superstorm sandy celebrate the holidays. yesterday, they collected donations and stuffed a truck full of toys. we first introduced to you 5-year-old sadey and 6-year-old tyler on 11 news earlier this week. they both go to st. kazmir's and when they learned each was gathering toys for children who lost everything, they teamed up. hundreds of christmas trees in the homes of families of deployed maryland military members this morning...
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everybody suggested that sandy would have a significant impact. but the labor department itself is saying no, it did not. is that correct, peter? >> that's correct. and it's because of the way the labor department retrieves and asks businesses and people about their employment. for example, if you work for one hour during a week and there is a storm, you're still counted as employed. for you not to be counted as employed, you can work no hours and get no pay during the particular survey week. >> you've had a chance to go through the whole report. any other headlines stand out at you? >> well, we're substantially revisions in september and october. 50,000 fewer jobs created in those two months than had previously been expected and the labor department does say that we should get a better read of any possible impact of sandy on individual states and regions when they release other numbers, other reports on those in two weeks from now. >> peter barns, thank you very much. i will repeat this because it is a surprise, 7.7% is the unemployment rate. 146
everybody suggested that sandy would have a significant impact. but the labor department itself is saying no, it did not. is that correct, peter? >> that's correct. and it's because of the way the labor department retrieves and asks businesses and people about their employment. for example, if you work for one hour during a week and there is a storm, you're still counted as employed. for you not to be counted as employed, you can work no hours and get no pay during the particular survey...
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going to check on your house after super storm sandy and finding your home has completely vanished. that's exactly what happened to one new jersey homeowner. but get this. it was it was not the storm that took down his house, it was the new jersey department of transportation. why did the department of transportation do it? nick joins us. good evening, nick. >> good evening. how are you, greta. >> very good. tell me what happened. >> i first learned of when the storm first hit there was an aerial shot, a helicopter on an abc affiliate out of out of philadelphia and i saw my house off the foundation and slid into my neighbor's porch and slightly forward. we weren't allowed into town until two weeks later. the town was closed down and we were allowed in town two weeks later. we went down in school buses, hundreds of people, and we were told to bring one piece of luggage to take personal belongings out and when i walked up the street i found my lot was empty, it was gone. >> the department of transportation took your house but why the department of transportation? >> i have no idea. i
going to check on your house after super storm sandy and finding your home has completely vanished. that's exactly what happened to one new jersey homeowner. but get this. it was it was not the storm that took down his house, it was the new jersey department of transportation. why did the department of transportation do it? nick joins us. good evening, nick. >> good evening. how are you, greta. >> very good. tell me what happened. >> i first learned of when the storm first hit...
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obviously sandy falls in that as a catastrophic disaster. it will be in addition to existing disasters we are working. >> some of the temporary housing assistance be provided will soon be expiring. but there be opportunities for renewal? you've heard one of the things he wanted to do was have had to explain what they doing and will not be sufficient? we were in new york and also manhattan, which is a whole unique venue for disaster in staten island, i guess long island, new jersey has very unique housing requirements and also higher costs. hud has committed to in the president says they will coordinate with your efforts. >> mr. chairman, the housing program were actually looking at three pretty substantial areas. the first was the temporary sheltering and that is where maybe the home was destroyed but they couldn't get back in. they had power outages or other damages. we would provide in cooperation state request on a car share basis short-term, namely hotels, motels measured in weeks and we are extending as the states requested. the traditi
obviously sandy falls in that as a catastrophic disaster. it will be in addition to existing disasters we are working. >> some of the temporary housing assistance be provided will soon be expiring. but there be opportunities for renewal? you've heard one of the things he wanted to do was have had to explain what they doing and will not be sufficient? we were in new york and also manhattan, which is a whole unique venue for disaster in staten island, i guess long island, new jersey has...
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later this hour. >>> it's going to take massive amount of money to help the northeast recover from sandy. some $36 billion in new jersey alone. and now it's governor chris christie pushing the federal government to pick up 100% of that cost. if you are one of the millions of men who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription. [ male announcer ] dosing and application sites between these products differ. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see unexpected signs of early puberty in a child, or, signs in a woman which may include changes in body hair or a large increase in acne, possibly due to accidental exposure. men with breast cancer or who have or might have prostate cancer, and women who ar
later this hour. >>> it's going to take massive amount of money to help the northeast recover from sandy. some $36 billion in new jersey alone. and now it's governor chris christie pushing the federal government to pick up 100% of that cost. if you are one of the millions of men who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement...
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time. 171,000 jobs were added, you may recall, in october, but experts think that maybe superstorm sandy might have slowed the growth this time around. we'll see if that really does have any affect on that jobs report coming out on friday morning. on saturday college football fans pay close attention here. the heisman trophy winner will be announced. we'll find out who the best player in college football really is. >>> who was the only sitting president married in the white house. if you know the answer, tweet me@randi kaye cnn. we'll have the answer after this quick break. [ abdul-rashid ] i've been working since i was about 16. you know, one job or the other. the moment i could access the retirement plan, i just became firm about it -- you know, it's like it just hits you fast. you know, you start thinking about what's really important here. ♪ or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to u
time. 171,000 jobs were added, you may recall, in october, but experts think that maybe superstorm sandy might have slowed the growth this time around. we'll see if that really does have any affect on that jobs report coming out on friday morning. on saturday college football fans pay close attention here. the heisman trophy winner will be announced. we'll find out who the best player in college football really is. >>> who was the only sitting president married in the white house. if...
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the captain may have tried to ride out hurricane sandy instead of docking it because the owner was trying to sell it for $4.6 billion. the coast guard saved 14 crew members during a daring rescue. the captain and one crew member both left dead. >>> from secretary of state to new york city mayor a new report says new york city mayor michael bloomberg called hillary clinton and urged her to run for mayor in 2013. bloomberg said clinton would be a perfect choice to manage the big apple. she has no interest in running. clinton is retiring as secretary of state. that's your 5@5:00. >>> the ball is back in president obama keerts. house republicans unveiling a bold proposal to avoid a so-called fiscal cliff. the white house didn't waste any time attacking it. kelly wright is live in washington with more on this. good morning, kelly. >> good morning to you. the back and forth is continuing in a letter with president obama. american people expect leaders to find fair middle ground with the nation's most pressing challenges. with that they propose is a counter over for the fiscal cliff. the republi
the captain may have tried to ride out hurricane sandy instead of docking it because the owner was trying to sell it for $4.6 billion. the coast guard saved 14 crew members during a daring rescue. the captain and one crew member both left dead. >>> from secretary of state to new york city mayor a new report says new york city mayor michael bloomberg called hillary clinton and urged her to run for mayor in 2013. bloomberg said clinton would be a perfect choice to manage the big apple....
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he was not moving after sandy destroyed his home. he was left with next to nothing . a few good numbers and 50 vol tierce heard about his story because the town was coming down on him because the remnants of the house was on the flant line. they built up the home from bottom up and look at the group and look at the inside of the house. here to share their heart felt story is the owner himself and the contractor. >> thank you. >> brian: sorry that the storm destroyed your house. i was stunned to find out the town was mad because of the garbage outside. >> yeah, it was outside . the mor said that they are going to pick it up . he gave us a piece of paper that said we picked up the garbage. if you put more out, you have to pay for it yourself. which i thought was pretty screwy. he should have waited until they got most put out. you can't just put everything. as you went on. you seen you couldn't use it you put it out. >> brian: on top of that your wife had a heart attack. >> she had the heart attack before the storm and in the hospital. you hear about this story and the
he was not moving after sandy destroyed his home. he was left with next to nothing . a few good numbers and 50 vol tierce heard about his story because the town was coming down on him because the remnants of the house was on the flant line. they built up the home from bottom up and look at the group and look at the inside of the house. here to share their heart felt story is the owner himself and the contractor. >> thank you. >> brian: sorry that the storm destroyed your house. i...
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martha: we have sandy on the east coast and now you've got yet another powerful rainstorm that is bearing down on northern california. in fact this is the area's fourth big storm in less than a week. can you imagine? can you imagine? the severe weather is causing damaging floods there and prompting massive sinkholes to open up in two separate communities. listen. >> oh, my god. we're lucky we are alive. >> i lost half my pictures, man. >> it don't have to happen to me twice, i'm out of here. martha: what is going on in the world, mother nature reeking a lot of havoc. claudia cowan is live. these storms have left their mark on the bay area. >> they really have, martha, we had a bit of a break in the weather yesterday. that gave work crews out here in laugh tpaoeuette a jum hereinaftehere here a jump start to fix this. it will take months to fix this giant sinkhole that opened up and sunday, it is 80 feet long, 15 feet deep. folks who live along the street will have to find ways to detour around it probably until next spring. a creek that runs underneath this street flooded because of all t
martha: we have sandy on the east coast and now you've got yet another powerful rainstorm that is bearing down on northern california. in fact this is the area's fourth big storm in less than a week. can you imagine? can you imagine? the severe weather is causing damaging floods there and prompting massive sinkholes to open up in two separate communities. listen. >> oh, my god. we're lucky we are alive. >> i lost half my pictures, man. >> it don't have to happen to me twice,...
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. >>> demand to replace cars and trucks damaged by hurricane sandy boosting car sales. the sales jumped 14% compared to the same time last year. ford reports at 7:00 this morning gm reports an hour later. among foreign car makers analysts expect honda to see a sales increase of 33%. they also believe volkswagen will see a 25% jump in sales. which will boost it past its sales for the whole year. >>> it's one of the stories you are talking about. what happened with a dolphin at sea world. you have to see what happened to this little girl. now there is a demand that sea world make changes. >>> plus new information on the cat and mouse game silicon valley millionaire mcafee is playing with police in central america. ♪ [ female announcer ] nature exists on the grandest scale... ♪ ...and in the tiniest details. ♪ and sometimes both. nature valley granola thins pack the big taste of granola and dark chocolate into one perfect square, under 100 calories. nature valley granola thins. nature at its most delicious. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. if you
. >>> demand to replace cars and trucks damaged by hurricane sandy boosting car sales. the sales jumped 14% compared to the same time last year. ford reports at 7:00 this morning gm reports an hour later. among foreign car makers analysts expect honda to see a sales increase of 33%. they also believe volkswagen will see a 25% jump in sales. which will boost it past its sales for the whole year. >>> it's one of the stories you are talking about. what happened with a dolphin at...
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at the least, the congressman hopes hurricane sandy is a major wake-up call. >>neil: you putting in a long day. >>guest: hour 13 and counting. >>neil: thank you. billions in aid is requested to help with the hurricane sandy and a big chunk of that will get doled out by fema but my next guest should they get rid of the middleman and get the money directly to the victims. my guest survived san difficult but his home did not. how is it now? >>guest: we are rebuilding, starting to rebuild. i have flood insurance. people this is flood insurance are worse off. if you lost your house, you have a cap and everything that you heard from the reporter, the stalling and the delay and they didn't know how to approach the situation, because there are three million people involved, or, maybe more, from jersey all the way to long island, you had maybe eight million that could be affected and in katrina it was only 300,000 affected. how could you put a cap of 31, 31,$31,900? how do you give $31,900 in how do you calculate that? >>neil: did they tell you how they calculated that
at the least, the congressman hopes hurricane sandy is a major wake-up call. >>neil: you putting in a long day. >>guest: hour 13 and counting. >>neil: thank you. billions in aid is requested to help with the hurricane sandy and a big chunk of that will get doled out by fema but my next guest should they get rid of the middleman and get the money directly to the victims. my guest survived san difficult but his home did not. how is it now? >>guest: we are rebuilding,...
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tons of those rooms were left vacant for sandy victims and have gone unused and the taxpayers will now have to foot that bill. 73%, how many americans would rather have a cash bonus instead of a holiday work party or gift. the next best thing, a raise. finally, $20,000, that's all you have to fork over for a flash mob proposal at a fancy new york city bistro, it's being auctioned off on a website. there you go. and well, the grinch may not be the only one out trying to steal your grinch this season. holiday gifts through the mail, an opportunity too tempting for them to ignore. they're intercepting thousands of packages, walking up and grabbing them off someone's doorstep and taking it home myself. running away and identity theft expert, joins us now with how to protect yourself and your gifts this holiday season. robert, nice to see you this morning. >> good morning. >> so, let's walk through some of the tips here, first you say, install a locking mailbox at home. on the inside or outside, it doesn't matter, right? >>. >> on the outside of your home, a locking you mailbox, the postal
tons of those rooms were left vacant for sandy victims and have gone unused and the taxpayers will now have to foot that bill. 73%, how many americans would rather have a cash bonus instead of a holiday work party or gift. the next best thing, a raise. finally, $20,000, that's all you have to fork over for a flash mob proposal at a fancy new york city bistro, it's being auctioned off on a website. there you go. and well, the grinch may not be the only one out trying to steal your grinch this...
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kids go on and write a letter to sandy. when hurricane sandy hit, i was here. >> alisyn: and you have pictures that children draw, and hope the viewers can see them. and vie what this picture is, you see the stick figures and you see what? >> this is the kid being rescued. this is a fire engine and the kids and family being rescued. >> clayton: and you asked the kid-- you had another one, with a tree. >> a tree falling and e-mailed the picture. these are pictures from hoboken from kids at the center since they have no internet and still don't. >> this is interesting, because people had to deal with fraud and all sorts of things, but you go to the website and how do you make sure that the toys you're able to give out go to the kids that need it. >> we vet their addresses and where they were during the storm. since most aren't where they were, because they're all displaced, we have them give us an address to ship to during the last week in december, third week in december and amazon ships directly to them and so we maintain t
kids go on and write a letter to sandy. when hurricane sandy hit, i was here. >> alisyn: and you have pictures that children draw, and hope the viewers can see them. and vie what this picture is, you see the stick figures and you see what? >> this is the kid being rescued. this is a fire engine and the kids and family being rescued. >> clayton: and you asked the kid-- you had another one, with a tree. >> a tree falling and e-mailed the picture. these are pictures from...
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. >> hurricane sandy hit in a major population portion in the united states. we saw people driving a whole lot less. >> with plenty of gas going around, and not much demand, we the consumer have the upper hand. many are taking the opportunity to fill up and enjoy while it lasts. so, where can you find the cheapest gas? according to gusbuddy.com, the honor goes to missouri at nearly $3. but the good news for everyone around the country, experts predict we'll see these prices stay down at least until february. dan and bianna. >> good tips and good news finally. >>> we're 23 days and counting until the nation falls off the fiscal cliff. president obama and house speaker boehner are going on with negotiations. >> we had another week of massive trash-talking, are we closer or further away from getting a deal? >> they're not really talking right now. that's what's most incredible. there were speeches all week long. lot of ads on television. less than an hour of negotiations. one-hour phone call between to president obama and house speaker boehner. democrats say they
. >> hurricane sandy hit in a major population portion in the united states. we saw people driving a whole lot less. >> with plenty of gas going around, and not much demand, we the consumer have the upper hand. many are taking the opportunity to fill up and enjoy while it lasts. so, where can you find the cheapest gas? according to gusbuddy.com, the honor goes to missouri at nearly $3. but the good news for everyone around the country, experts predict we'll see these prices stay...
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but sandy seemed to be a good thing for chris christie. >> and also politics in virginia leading up to the attorney general who the governor may run as an independent. >> the attorney general who traditionally waits his turn, moves up to luents governor and then moves up to governor, a guy who is a big dialing of the conservative fan base and the republican party in virginia. the luents governor is set up to run for governor four years ago then had to wait another attorney general. he is not happy about this. he is -- according to "the washington examiner" he is thinking about running as an independent. the committee chairman, the clirn fundraiser would be the governor of virginia. if you would have told me that five years ago i would have called you nuts. >> one state we did not walk about today is wisconsin. it should be interesting because scott walker coming out of the successful recall is running for re-election. he's being talked about as a high presidential hopeful in 2016. president obama had a sizeable victory in wisconsin just last month. i spts the democrats would want to be
but sandy seemed to be a good thing for chris christie. >> and also politics in virginia leading up to the attorney general who the governor may run as an independent. >> the attorney general who traditionally waits his turn, moves up to luents governor and then moves up to governor, a guy who is a big dialing of the conservative fan base and the republican party in virginia. the luents governor is set up to run for governor four years ago then had to wait another attorney general....
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sandy reminded us of a very stark reality. we can either invest in protections now or we will pay more later. i would like to spend a little time talking about the mitigation issue in two areas. fema and localities and flexibility to mitigate against future disasters of we can save taxpayer money. the electric grid. on long island, public power agency long island power authority suffered unprecedented damage to an unprotected system. 4,500 polls, 400 miles of electrical line, 50 of one under 85 substations victims. 1 million people were without power. and for over two weeks the country watched as an inept and unprepared utilities struggled to even communicate let alone restore power. did not do enough target the system or flood prove substations . that type of system that allows you to use computers and sensors to respond to adages, learn where the damages and communicate with customers. the lack of investment and foresight is now costing us big-time. it does not give me pleasure to report to this committee that we will be sub
sandy reminded us of a very stark reality. we can either invest in protections now or we will pay more later. i would like to spend a little time talking about the mitigation issue in two areas. fema and localities and flexibility to mitigate against future disasters of we can save taxpayer money. the electric grid. on long island, public power agency long island power authority suffered unprecedented damage to an unprotected system. 4,500 polls, 400 miles of electrical line, 50 of one under 85...
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. >> two area families joined forces to help victims of superstorm sandy celebrate the holidays. they collected donations and stuffed a truck full of toys. we first introduced you to 5-year-old sadey and 6-year-old tyler on 11 news earlier this week. when they learned each family was gathering toys to give to children who lost everything in the storm, they teamed up with the goal to fill this truck outside of target in white matt schaub. >> schaub -- marsh. >> we never thought we'd be able to fill a trailer so we are stuffing this truck today and taking it out next weekend to the kids who lost everything. >> sadey's mom says they're grateful for all of the and the families plan to drive the truck next weekend to point pleasant, new jersey. >> and hundreds of families with loved ones deployed overseas by the military have christmas trees in their homes this morning thanks to local business. the staff of the hubbard funeral home worked with the national guard to identify families that might need extra help in the holiday season. yesterday, they gave away close to 300 trees. >> it's
. >> two area families joined forces to help victims of superstorm sandy celebrate the holidays. they collected donations and stuffed a truck full of toys. we first introduced you to 5-year-old sadey and 6-year-old tyler on 11 news earlier this week. when they learned each family was gathering toys to give to children who lost everything in the storm, they teamed up with the goal to fill this truck outside of target in white matt schaub. >> schaub -- marsh. >> we never thought...
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a number of cholera cases have increased with hurricane sandy. we're dealing and people tend to forget we are -- canceling canceling with urgent and difficult situation in haiti. >> where did "so spoke the earth: the haiti i knew, the haiti i know, the haiti i want to know" come from? >> it is anin wy difcu anthologs edited by a group of women here >> miami of women writers called women writers of haitianf decedent.o wr one of theer intellectual wrote. book "so spoke the uncle" he advocated for haitians to take control of their stories, to tell their stories "barack obama: the stories" of their lives at literature and those women, the groups of women got together and edited this that cover the three sections in. the haiti i know, the haiti i want to know, and the haiti of the future, and different women talk about theiri experiences. both in haiti. it's an tholings in english,. french, and creole. it's cross generational. we talk about the people that were there and survived it.abouh talk about the friends and neighbor, they mourn, they celebrate
a number of cholera cases have increased with hurricane sandy. we're dealing and people tend to forget we are -- canceling canceling with urgent and difficult situation in haiti. >> where did "so spoke the earth: the haiti i knew, the haiti i know, the haiti i want to know" come from? >> it is anin wy difcu anthologs edited by a group of women here >> miami of women writers called women writers of haitianf decedent.o wr one of theer intellectual wrote. book "so...
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monday marks six weeks since superstorm sandy slammed into the northeast. thousands of americans still suffering out there in the cold temperatures, and the tempers are flaring over fema's slow response and the lack of housing. >> it is the people in the area that have helped each other. forget red cross. forget all of these other agencies. it was the people that came from all over the united states to help the people. red cross don't deserve credit. they are here now because they are hereafter the fact. >> now good news on the horizon, one hopes, for victims needing shelter in new jersey. let's bring in new jersey congressman. thanks for being with us. as i understand it you got off the phone with the administrator yesterday evening. he finally promised by monday to provide some of the temporary housing. you know, the mobile homes and the trailers. but my goodness, everybody knew there were thousands of new jersey residents without a place to live six weeks ago. why would it take fema six weeks to do the obvious? >> they are denying there is still a great
monday marks six weeks since superstorm sandy slammed into the northeast. thousands of americans still suffering out there in the cold temperatures, and the tempers are flaring over fema's slow response and the lack of housing. >> it is the people in the area that have helped each other. forget red cross. forget all of these other agencies. it was the people that came from all over the united states to help the people. red cross don't deserve credit. they are here now because they are...
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cuomo says his state will need billions of dollars of assistance to build and repair after super storm sandy. john? >>> the first jobs report comes out since the election. far from the east coast, one midwestern community has positive thoughts about their community. largely because of the landscape developing at an astonishing speed. >>> the pioneer spirit is burning brightly. much of it occurs in a few small neighborhoods. >> i can go local. >>> mike farmer is the ceo of leap 2. a company with a highly advanced mobile search app. >> people stop by the office every day. it's fascinating. >> that must feel pretty good. >> yeah, it does. >> one big reason these companies are clustering here is that google chose this neighborhood to launch its much anticipated super high speed internet connection. 100 times faster than most internet links, google fiber allows massive video data and graphic files to move at astonishing speed, permitting development of whole new applications. >> this is exactly what you wanted. >> that's exactly it. we wanted local entrepreneurs to take advantage of the faster sp
cuomo says his state will need billions of dollars of assistance to build and repair after super storm sandy. john? >>> the first jobs report comes out since the election. far from the east coast, one midwestern community has positive thoughts about their community. largely because of the landscape developing at an astonishing speed. >>> the pioneer spirit is burning brightly. much of it occurs in a few small neighborhoods. >> i can go local. >>> mike farmer is...
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sandy will have had an affect on this. what we're interested to know is whether or not the fiscal cliff fears had any affect on this. was there less hiring, anybody laying off in anticipation of the fiscal cliff? that will be hard to determine. christine and i will look at the numbers when they come in to see if there's any impact of that. the affect of sandy, 86,000 fewer jobs than we otherwise would have had. we're looking at a much lower number. christine appears to have it right now. we are -- >> lowest unemployment rate since december '08. 7.7%. that's the unemployment rate. surprise there. i'm going to listen to the jobs part of it. >> that is unexpected. we were expecting the unemployment rate to go to 8.0, from 7.9 to 8.0. it's gone the other direction. >> 146,000 jobs created. >> double than what was expected. >> diane s wochlswonk, chief ec. 7.7% is the unemployment rate, 146,000 jobs that have been added. the estimates were completely off. what are the implications of these numbers? >> well, certainly it's reass
sandy will have had an affect on this. what we're interested to know is whether or not the fiscal cliff fears had any affect on this. was there less hiring, anybody laying off in anticipation of the fiscal cliff? that will be hard to determine. christine and i will look at the numbers when they come in to see if there's any impact of that. the affect of sandy, 86,000 fewer jobs than we otherwise would have had. we're looking at a much lower number. christine appears to have it right now. we are...
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and you just have been really busy during sandy. you responded to sandy and you rally have been helping the folks on long island out it near and dear to your heart. they all are, but this is really near and dear to your heart. >> i did grow up in long island. and it was amazing to see the storm surge and the wind that struck long island. we were literally just opening up roads for a week and a half, which is a long time, just to create access to communities. so the storm there was very powerful. we were able to clear roads and help ambulances get to people's homes and get people in need to the hospitals. we were able to power up critical buildings and do a lot more obviously. and it is just amazing to see such a powerful storm hit such a highly populated area. we don't usually see something like that happen. >> no, i've seen -- i saw the same thing when i was right in the middle of katrina. i understand exactly what you're talking about. it is something to see and behold but also the human spirit during those things is something to
and you just have been really busy during sandy. you responded to sandy and you rally have been helping the folks on long island out it near and dear to your heart. they all are, but this is really near and dear to your heart. >> i did grow up in long island. and it was amazing to see the storm surge and the wind that struck long island. we were literally just opening up roads for a week and a half, which is a long time, just to create access to communities. so the storm there was very...
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claims surged in mid-november after superstorm sandy put many out of a job. data from the u.s. department of labor revealed california's program failed every year since 2001 to send 87% of first payments within three weeks as required by federal standards. f bart's board of -- >>> bart's board of directors gives military veterans an advantage. they will get a 5% bunk to their score. it does not apply to those who were dishonorably discharged. f muni sell -- >>> money celebrates its 100th birthday. they plan to offer free rides on the anniversary day. in 1912 the fairs were a nickel. the mta considered charging a nickel on december 28 but free ride turned out to be more feasible. >>> mayor ed lee signed an ordinance banning nudity. it will go into effect february 1. >>> drying out afters of rain but weather could be an obstacle. what you can expect to see tomorrow. >> and crabbers being pinched on prices? >> 2 dollars 75 instead of $3. >> why their dispute could make it harder forria to by -- for you to buy crabs. >>> may be difficult to find crabs this season. it is not the sup
claims surged in mid-november after superstorm sandy put many out of a job. data from the u.s. department of labor revealed california's program failed every year since 2001 to send 87% of first payments within three weeks as required by federal standards. f bart's board of -- >>> bart's board of directors gives military veterans an advantage. they will get a 5% bunk to their score. it does not apply to those who were dishonorably discharged. f muni sell -- >>> money...
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this year, many of those letters are coming from hurricane sandy victims. jenna is back with more. >> hey, willie. the letters are addressed to santa, just "dear santa" and some of them really show what a tough year it's been for many kids. the letters begin with a passionate "dear santa." >> i'm 11 years old and been really good this year. >> reporter: what follows are often emotional requests from model cars to miracles. >> what i really want is that you return my mom's health so she won't be sick anymore. >> reporter: each holiday season hundreds of thousands of letters are sent from across the country addressed to, well, to santa claus and for 100 years now fulfilling some of those wishes has been a tradition of the u.s. post office. >> this area is where we send the gifts out. >> reporter: keith fontana is keafe elf of "operation santa" at new york's main post office where last year some 500,000 letters to old st. nick came through. there are thousands of letters here. >> there's roughly about 700, 800 to each tray. >> and this is all letters to santa
this year, many of those letters are coming from hurricane sandy victims. jenna is back with more. >> hey, willie. the letters are addressed to santa, just "dear santa" and some of them really show what a tough year it's been for many kids. the letters begin with a passionate "dear santa." >> i'm 11 years old and been really good this year. >> reporter: what follows are often emotional requests from model cars to miracles. >> what i really want is...
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you had sandy. i mean, it may be -- the journal argued it's the least important jobs number in five years. >> i saw that. i do think one thing we can certainly say given that china seems to be stabilizing a bit, we can all discuss europe. greek situation. maybe it's off the front pages for a while. and so if we assume that the jobs picture in the u.s. is not bad, let's assume not bad, it puts even more of a focus on the fiscal cliff negotiations because it becomes even more binding one would assume in terms of good or bad for the market, for the economy. >> kernen had a good point. does strength mean the economy could handle a cliff or is it so good you wouldn't want to tamper -- >> if i wanted to create a recession, what would i do? i would raise everybody's rates. i would cut the unemployment benefit. just trying to think of a theory of how i could cause a recession. i would cut back government spending quickly. >> i would raise interest rates to 20%. >> bernanke ought to join the -- look, i think
you had sandy. i mean, it may be -- the journal argued it's the least important jobs number in five years. >> i saw that. i do think one thing we can certainly say given that china seems to be stabilizing a bit, we can all discuss europe. greek situation. maybe it's off the front pages for a while. and so if we assume that the jobs picture in the u.s. is not bad, let's assume not bad, it puts even more of a focus on the fiscal cliff negotiations because it becomes even more binding one...
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his entire home was destroyed by sandy when the canal overflowed. and if that wasn't enough he was sent a notice by the city telling him to clean up the garbage in front of his house. >> i'm blessed to be in a business and position to coordinate an operation like this. >> reporter: doug and 50 volunteers got busy gutting and rebuilding the entire home. >> the facade of the home is new. new plumbing, new electric. >> did you see the kitchen? >> reporter: he came home to a brand-new living room, bedroom and bathroom all donated by neighbors. >> he didn't know me from adam. i didn't know him from adam and look. see what he did? he's wonderful. >> he says he's just grateful to have been a part of the reconstruction. >> it's great. i wish i could do it for everybody. martha: that's so nice. fox new york brought us that story. thank you for that reporting it many a lovely story. nice man, great contractor, thank you for doing what you can. bill: to see the camera, that moment when he's told his life will be okay again. when you think of how many hundreds
his entire home was destroyed by sandy when the canal overflowed. and if that wasn't enough he was sent a notice by the city telling him to clean up the garbage in front of his house. >> i'm blessed to be in a business and position to coordinate an operation like this. >> reporter: doug and 50 volunteers got busy gutting and rebuilding the entire home. >> the facade of the home is new. new plumbing, new electric. >> did you see the kitchen? >> reporter: he came...
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kansas city southern should benefit from the auto rebuild that's needed in the wake of hurricane sandy. can't get this stuff to america fast enough. united states fast enough. thanks to the strength of the economy, the increasing volumes with declining costs. the gross margins are expanding, how much do we love that in a rail? however, only affects about 18% of kansas city southern's revenues. they do have some coal exposure, something that's crushed a great many railroads, we know that because we have backed away because of the coal. but they have something the other railroads don't have, consistently high growth, not that low single digit stuff and not susceptible to the cyclical nature of coal or the ongoing war between natural gas and coal in the fight to be fuel for american utilities. and that's why i'm naming it my new favorite railroad. even over and above union pacific, which is always been my favorite. don't get mad at me, union pacific. i used a great union pacific calendar, but it's december. that one's off the wall. anyway -- kansas city southern also saw some exposure to
kansas city southern should benefit from the auto rebuild that's needed in the wake of hurricane sandy. can't get this stuff to america fast enough. united states fast enough. thanks to the strength of the economy, the increasing volumes with declining costs. the gross margins are expanding, how much do we love that in a rail? however, only affects about 18% of kansas city southern's revenues. they do have some coal exposure, something that's crushed a great many railroads, we know that because...
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ruth is in sandy hook connecticut. >> good morning, bill. i am calling to say, please keep feeling guilty. >> why? >> because this adorable company does things to make sure that they don't pay taxes in the u.s. there is a thing called -- this was in "the new york times." it's double-dutch sandwich which reduces taxes by routing profits through irish subsidarbs like they are in i think arizona, even when they do things in california they manage to ship a part somewhere else. so they are one of the worst, even worse than wal-mart in terms of what they might have contributed to to. i take it that $24,000,000,000. >> they are avoiding in taxes . >> one little tiny thing, they have had the opportunity over the courses of the years to do things in a much safer way when they manufacture in china and all over the place. >> no. there have been stories about the working conditions in china which is another reason i am glad these jobs are coming here. ruth ruth, you make a good point. i feel good about apple but we also have to change the tax laws so t
ruth is in sandy hook connecticut. >> good morning, bill. i am calling to say, please keep feeling guilty. >> why? >> because this adorable company does things to make sure that they don't pay taxes in the u.s. there is a thing called -- this was in "the new york times." it's double-dutch sandwich which reduces taxes by routing profits through irish subsidarbs like they are in i think arizona, even when they do things in california they manage to ship a part...
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you know, governor christie estimates that sandy caused upwards of $20 billion of damages. >>> and the atlanta journal-constitution with more information about dozens of children and adults that were sickened by carbon monoxide poisoning at the local school there. at least 49 people were sent to the hospital yesterday. take a look at this. fire officials believe the heating system failed there. finch elementary had no carbon monoxide detectors, either. which, i guess, they're not required in georgia. and many parents complained they were left in the lurch because of poor communication. soledad o'brien will talk to a student, a parent and also a school official. so we'll get lots of sides there. >> also coming up, amazement and dismay. that's how fedex's ceo is describing the fiscal cliff crisis. i sat down with fred smith. hear what he has to say about he and other ceos are responding. [ nyquil bottle ] hey tylenol, you know we're kinda like twins. [ tylenol bottle ] we are? yeah we both relieve coughs, sneezing, aches, fevers. and i relieve nasal congestion. overachiever. [ female ann
you know, governor christie estimates that sandy caused upwards of $20 billion of damages. >>> and the atlanta journal-constitution with more information about dozens of children and adults that were sickened by carbon monoxide poisoning at the local school there. at least 49 people were sent to the hospital yesterday. take a look at this. fire officials believe the heating system failed there. finch elementary had no carbon monoxide detectors, either. which, i guess, they're not...
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>> i think sandy changed it a little bit. they let the president be president. i think it helped. >> i would also say this race was more of a referendum in some way on mitt romney than it was the president and that's unusual. >> did your side -- i know you're a true believer and i respect that. i mean it. do you think they didn't really believe he believed? >> no, i don't think that was the problem. i think the bigger problem was two things. they never personally connected with him. they never felt this attachment and didn't see him as this person. that's his personality. secondly, i think we failed midd middle-income blue collar voters who feel we no longer understand their daily life and that we think it'sal about the social issues and fighting the tax breaks for the wealthy. >> i know. my dad's a regular republican, not a right winger. he e said the trouble with my party is they care about the big corporations too much, like ge used to always point to it. look at this. romney's senior adviser defended his campaign this week in a big article he wrote. he said
>> i think sandy changed it a little bit. they let the president be president. i think it helped. >> i would also say this race was more of a referendum in some way on mitt romney than it was the president and that's unusual. >> did your side -- i know you're a true believer and i respect that. i mean it. do you think they didn't really believe he believed? >> no, i don't think that was the problem. i think the bigger problem was two things. they never personally...
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. >> the president is asking congress for more than $60 billion to help with sandy recovery efforts. he made the request friday on behalf of the state's hardest hit by the october storm. in a joint statement the new york governor and new jersey governor said the money would hen the states rebuild as well as help protect them from future storms. >>> the president of the philippines declared a state of emergency after visiting some of the hardest hit areas by the typhoon. helicopter footage shows the damage. the storm wiped out entire villages of 600 people dead and another 600 still missing. officials say that rescue operations have suffered a set back mostly because the survivors are just to shocked to help. there is also concern of food and water. >> yesterday marked the anniversary of pearl harbor and many paused to remember that day. in hawaii there was a moment of silence followed by a fly over at the time when the bombing started. the surprise attack by the japanese killed 2400 people and was the start of the united states involvement in world war ii. >>> in alameda pearl harbor
. >> the president is asking congress for more than $60 billion to help with sandy recovery efforts. he made the request friday on behalf of the state's hardest hit by the october storm. in a joint statement the new york governor and new jersey governor said the money would hen the states rebuild as well as help protect them from future storms. >>> the president of the philippines declared a state of emergency after visiting some of the hardest hit areas by the typhoon....
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sandy which hit 25% of the u.s. population, 25 states or something like would that cut job creation andket the unemployment rate a bit, kept it higher. turns out sandy did have an impact but not on the headline numbers. >> if you look deeper in the report you see over a million workers who normally work full-time were reduced to part-time hours during the reference week because of bad wetter. over 300,000 additional workers weren't able to work at all because of bad weather. >> but because the way the labor department counts full-time workers part time workers and whether people work at all, and when they work, it didn't show up in the headline numbers . one thing that did, 350,000 people left the workforce in november. that was one reason again why the unemployment rate dropped to 7.7%. ashley and tracy. ashley: sounded good to begin with then you take in those factors as peter outlined, maybe not so good. peter, thank you so much. tracy: there is lot more ugly in the report and we'll talk about it now actually bec
sandy which hit 25% of the u.s. population, 25 states or something like would that cut job creation andket the unemployment rate a bit, kept it higher. turns out sandy did have an impact but not on the headline numbers. >> if you look deeper in the report you see over a million workers who normally work full-time were reduced to part-time hours during the reference week because of bad wetter. over 300,000 additional workers weren't able to work at all because of bad weather. >> but...
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also in the aftermath of super storm sandy, here is "the new york post" this morning -- below that is a story with the headline -- our coverage today will continue, a review of fema's prepared this in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. that hearing will be live on 10:00 a.m. on c-span3 this morning with the fema administrator. back to your phone calls. a democratic caller, good morning to you. caller: yes. good morning. i just have a few things to say. the government could put a freeze on a lot of things. if they puts a freeze on these things, i would give the peopl e time to spend money. also, they are talking about medicare. i don't understand why medicare has to be a big thing. i pay medicare every month. $100 comes out of my check for medicare. i am not understanding why medicare is such a big problem when we have paid into medicare. the government is not giving us anything. that is all i wanted to say. host: the front page of "the washington post" -- itss about aarp anand lobbying efforts. that is an "the washington post" today about the aarp. here is the politico story. it says h
also in the aftermath of super storm sandy, here is "the new york post" this morning -- below that is a story with the headline -- our coverage today will continue, a review of fema's prepared this in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. that hearing will be live on 10:00 a.m. on c-span3 this morning with the fema administrator. back to your phone calls. a democratic caller, good morning to you. caller: yes. good morning. i just have a few things to say. the government could put a freeze...
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it was planted just days before hurricane sandy and it made it through the storm in one piece. now we know that some of our neighbors to the north saw a more ruthless and destructive sandy. and this holiday season is ep live difficult for families who lost everything in the storm. it's also time for us to be grateful for the% veeverpbes of men and women in the storm's path that show us that americans will always be stronger than the challenges we face. as i did before thanksgiving i can't help but tell a story of their holiday spirit. in midland beach new york on a street lines with businesses devastated by the storm. a big christmas tree shines out of the darkness. just a couple of weeks ago as impacted families were seeking some sense of getting back to normal, one local nursery donated the tree and another chipped in for the lights and star. and 70-year-old tom and his long-time bud disfrom the area planted it at the end of the street overlooking the town beach. as tom says, the tree has one message. it's christmas time, not disaster time. and tom is right. for centuries the
it was planted just days before hurricane sandy and it made it through the storm in one piece. now we know that some of our neighbors to the north saw a more ruthless and destructive sandy. and this holiday season is ep live difficult for families who lost everything in the storm. it's also time for us to be grateful for the% veeverpbes of men and women in the storm's path that show us that americans will always be stronger than the challenges we face. as i did before thanksgiving i can't help...
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i know our neighbors to the north had a more ruthless and destructive sandy. it was especially difficult for families who lost everything in the storm. this is a time for us to be grateful for the heroism and the perseverance of the men and women who showed us that americans will always be stronger than the challenges that we face. as i did before thanksgiving, i can help but tell a story of their and during holiday spirit. in midland beach, new york, among the businesses devastated by the storm, a big christmas tree shines out of the darkness. as impacted families were still getting back to normal, one local nursery donated the tree. another chipped in for the lights. and 70-year-old, and his longtime buddies in the area planted it at the end of the street overlooking the town beach. as tom says, the tree has one function. it is christmas time. not disaster time. that sounds right. it brings you the message of christmas and peace and goodwill to all. it has guided people all around the world through good times, but also through bad times. is a chance for all
i know our neighbors to the north had a more ruthless and destructive sandy. it was especially difficult for families who lost everything in the storm. this is a time for us to be grateful for the heroism and the perseverance of the men and women who showed us that americans will always be stronger than the challenges that we face. as i did before thanksgiving, i can help but tell a story of their and during holiday spirit. in midland beach, new york, among the businesses devastated by the...
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disaster in a state left devastated by superstorm sandy, but this one man made. a train carrying toxic car ge goes off the track and people forced from their homes for days now, and now, another setback in the cleanup efforts. and also, we've all seen our fair share of silly criminal stories, come on admit it, they never get old. and why this pair of ban did i understand could take the cake. >> i think this'll be on world's dumbest criminals, they came in here unequipped and unprepared and ended up leaving their vehicle here. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 let's talk about low-cost investing. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 at schwab, we're committed to offering you tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 low-cost investment options-- tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 like our exchange traded funds, or etfs tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 which now have the lowest tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 operating expenses tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 in their respective tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 lipper categories. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 lower than spdr tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and even lower than vanguard. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345
disaster in a state left devastated by superstorm sandy, but this one man made. a train carrying toxic car ge goes off the track and people forced from their homes for days now, and now, another setback in the cleanup efforts. and also, we've all seen our fair share of silly criminal stories, come on admit it, they never get old. and why this pair of ban did i understand could take the cake. >> i think this'll be on world's dumbest criminals, they came in here unequipped and unprepared...
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despite predictions of stalled job creation in november in superstorm sandy and looming fiscal cliff, the nation added 146,000 jobs last month, and unemployment ticked down to 7.7%. while november's figures are higher than expected, september and october were revised down 16 and 33,000 jobs respectively. chief economists for moody's analytics mark zandi cautions november may see a downward revision but the numbers are a good sign. >> bottom line, feels like the job market is holding firm in the face of sandy and fiscal cliff concerns, so that's good news. >> surprising exactly no one, the white house and republicans had different spin on the numbers. >> if congress does address the problems that it needs to address, concerning the fiscal cliff, if we have reasonable resolution type of programs that the president has been proposing to support the economy in the short run, get us on a sustainable fiscal path in the long run, protect the middle class we're going to see progress in this economy. >> the risk the president wants us to take increasing tax rates will hit many small businesses
despite predictions of stalled job creation in november in superstorm sandy and looming fiscal cliff, the nation added 146,000 jobs last month, and unemployment ticked down to 7.7%. while november's figures are higher than expected, september and october were revised down 16 and 33,000 jobs respectively. chief economists for moody's analytics mark zandi cautions november may see a downward revision but the numbers are a good sign. >> bottom line, feels like the job market is holding firm...
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hurricane sandy affected four counties. homes were uprooted, dunes were obliterated, sand was blown into coastal ponds and local roads, exposing underground pipes, septic tanged -- tanks and other ewityle -- utilities. the largest wave of the storm was recorded at 47 feet. the island sustained severe road damage. in addition to damage covered under disaster reparations issued by the president urn the staff act, preliminary damage reports indicate damage of approximately $40 million to public infrastructure that will likely need to be covered by other agencies. this includes damage to harbors and channels as well as roadways which will require significant funding through army corps and the department of transportation. for rhode island, which has felt the effects of the economic downturn as much as any state and today ranks second in the nation in unemployment, recovery from the third major disaster in three years will be a significant challenge. this is a point emphasized by governor chafee who wrote to president obama abou
hurricane sandy affected four counties. homes were uprooted, dunes were obliterated, sand was blown into coastal ponds and local roads, exposing underground pipes, septic tanged -- tanks and other ewityle -- utilities. the largest wave of the storm was recorded at 47 feet. the island sustained severe road damage. in addition to damage covered under disaster reparations issued by the president urn the staff act, preliminary damage reports indicate damage of approximately $40 million to public...
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so over a month ago hurricane sandy brought our system to its knees. we experienced a level of destruction that is unprecedented in our 108-year history. there were eight flooded tunnels, 12 subway stations with major damage, some of them destroyed. we lost an entire bridge and a rare line serving a rock line in queens. and we have rail yards and maintenance shops underwater and damaged. just as the superstorm was unprecedented so was the level of our preparation. we shut down the entire system just for the second time in our 108-year history. as it turned out, even our preparation, would not actually, could not protected our entire system from the full-force of sandy's rather. what we saw was truly unbelievable. we watched more than 86 million gallons flood and rush into the two tubes. once sandy passed our top priority was to restore service as quickly and safely as possible. i could not be more proud of the workers and the labor and management who worked so well. we had buses up and running seven hours after the storm, nine hours after that we were
so over a month ago hurricane sandy brought our system to its knees. we experienced a level of destruction that is unprecedented in our 108-year history. there were eight flooded tunnels, 12 subway stations with major damage, some of them destroyed. we lost an entire bridge and a rare line serving a rock line in queens. and we have rail yards and maintenance shops underwater and damaged. just as the superstorm was unprecedented so was the level of our preparation. we shut down the entire system...
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auto sales rebound after hurricane sandy. and mitt romney bounces back with a new job. ashley morrison here in new york with that. >> asian markets saw a mixed day. tokyo's nikkei dropped a quarter percent while hong kong's hang seng added a fraction. >>> a report showing a decline in manufacturing sank stocks on wall street. the dow fell 59 points while the nasdaq lost eight points. >>> hurricane sandy gave a boost to the auto industry. analysts say it added up to 30,000 sales last month with as many as 30,000 vehicles needing to be replaced. the big three auto makers all posting gains in sales. general motors up 3%. ford 6.5%. and chrysler sales increased 14%. >>> drug maker pfizer is preparing to cut back its work force. the layoffs will target sales representatives who market drugs to doctors. pfizer is facing increased competition from generic drugs, particularly from the generic version of its cholesterol medication lipitor. >>> mitt romney may not have gotten the job he wanted when he lost the presidential election, but he's going back to work. romney will rejoin
auto sales rebound after hurricane sandy. and mitt romney bounces back with a new job. ashley morrison here in new york with that. >> asian markets saw a mixed day. tokyo's nikkei dropped a quarter percent while hong kong's hang seng added a fraction. >>> a report showing a decline in manufacturing sank stocks on wall street. the dow fell 59 points while the nasdaq lost eight points. >>> hurricane sandy gave a boost to the auto industry. analysts say it added up to...
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except for sandy, jobs would have been doing better, and sandy is seen as a temporary factor. >>> another usual factor, the layoffs and strikes from hostess. hostess filed for bankruptcy last month. want to bring you up to speed on facebook. facebook moving up. the social network will be listed on the nasdaq 100 next week and could be added to the s&p 500 very soon. shares are down nearly 30% since the ipo. but with the market value about $60 billion, it would rank among the top 50 largest companies. one economist says the move is imminent. when it moves into an index like that, portfolio managers and fund managers buy it, because many of them have funds that track the s&p 500. >> how do you feel about that jobs report? . . >> i would like to see a triple digit number, but i don't think we'll see it because of sandy, end of the year, companies are nervous. >>> we're watching a developing story in egypt where protests in the streets are expected against the country's president again. we are live from cairo after a quick break. >>> and rescue. a woman saved after police say her ex-husband t
except for sandy, jobs would have been doing better, and sandy is seen as a temporary factor. >>> another usual factor, the layoffs and strikes from hostess. hostess filed for bankruptcy last month. want to bring you up to speed on facebook. facebook moving up. the social network will be listed on the nasdaq 100 next week and could be added to the s&p 500 very soon. shares are down nearly 30% since the ipo. but with the market value about $60 billion, it would rank among the top 50...
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senator from new jersey made a very important and impassioned argument about the effects of hurricane sandy. we had damage in pennsylvania mostly from wind. the damage was not comparable to the damage by the water damage done along the shore. i am looking forward to seeing a supplemental that is well- crafted. we have a fiscal crisis of enormous magnitude. the necessary spending is very real to address the emergency. it is important that the offset. >> thank you. i would like to thank the secretary for being here today. the financial stability of the fha is an issue the community does not take lightly. we will continue the dialogue and take action where necessary to protect taxpayers. we appreciate your testimony. this hearing is adjourned. >> thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> tomorrow, talking about the automatic budget cuts totaling almost $1.20 trillion including $500 billion in defense spending. >> the supreme court will look at what was passed in 2008 by a majority of 6-3 and they will say its
senator from new jersey made a very important and impassioned argument about the effects of hurricane sandy. we had damage in pennsylvania mostly from wind. the damage was not comparable to the damage by the water damage done along the shore. i am looking forward to seeing a supplemental that is well- crafted. we have a fiscal crisis of enormous magnitude. the necessary spending is very real to address the emergency. it is important that the offset. >> thank you. i would like to thank the...